"Don't you understand?" the look in his eyes made her want to cry.
"I cannot just leave you. The curve of your smile is etched into my soul. The shape of your hands are all I can think of when I look at my own. The color of your eyes is all I can se...
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Eden pulled away from him.
Her mind felt as if it were going to explode.
When she was younger she often found herself guilty of fantasizing of what it would be like to have a mate. What it would be like to find someone and know their soul was bound to yours since birth. But this was an entirely new level of soulmates.
"Malcolm," she said softly.
Without thinking, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
Her heart swelled when she noted he didn't even hesitate to kiss her back. His hands settled on her waist, gently caressing the skin beneath the hem of her shirt.
Eden pulled away.
"I don't even know what to say. Or what to feel-I" she looked down.
What he had just shown her hadn't felt like she was dreaming or watching an event. It felt like her mind had just been jogged of its memory.
"Does this mean I'm your mate?" She asked.
"Mate is too insignificant of a title of what you are to me," he replied.
Malcolm tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.
"After I gave up the majority of my powers to save your soul, my sister was initially furious. I had broken laws of time and nature."
Eden's lips parted.
"My actions, however gave her an idea. Her children, the werewolves had begun to split apart from each other. Giving into their territorial and carnal instincts. This resulted in the death of many of her kin."
So much knowledge was being poured into her mind. All Eden could do was soak it all in.
"She began to tie the souls and hearts together of werewolves. She gave them Mates. You and I, Eden. We were the first."
Eden's hands began to shake.
"But I'm just a human. I wasn't a beautiful demigod or anything special. Why did you fall for me? Why did you choose me?"
A dazzling smile crossed his face.
"Every cycle you try to convince me one way or another that I was a fool for choosing you. And every cycle I tell you the same thing," he whispered.
"And what is that?" She asked.
"You, Eden Glace. Are the light. No other being in existence has managed to fill me with the kind of immense joy that you do. I could tell you all the countless things I love about you for hours but it simply comes down to the fact that you complete me. And I never want to live without you."
Tears began to well in her eyes. She was rendered speechless.
"I know it is a lot to take in. Please do not feel any pressure to reciprocate, this entire situation must not-"
